half cut

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(informal, UK, Ireland, Australia, Canada) Rather drunk.

He had the girl's head on his shoulder but she was half cut and in her seventh heaven, so he just went on talking to me, proud of his English, you see.

Origin: Originally jocular derivative of now rare use of cut in this sense, which dates from the 17th century, from cut in the leg, to have cut your leg, euphemism for being very drunk. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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